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Why it is not new for progressive parties of the centre-left to work together
Parliament may have been in recess this week but the political action hasn't stopped. We discuss our significant story about the next election featur…
3 years, 10 months ago
Resetting the Boris Johnson government
We examine the abrupt departure of Met Police commissioner Cressida Dick, what it means for the police investigation into the “partygate” scandal and…
3 years, 11 months ago
The net tightens for Boris Johnson
We ask whether the prime minister can survive the latest scandal engulfing his government. Is the departure of his closest and longstanding aide Muni…
3 years, 11 months ago
The Met vs Sue Gray on ‘partygate’
The official investigation into lockdown Downing Street gatherings was due to be concluded this week, but a criminal probe by the police has thrown W…
3 years, 11 months ago
The hole Boris Johnson digs for himself gets bigger
The latest twists and turns in the ‘partygate’ drama this week as Conservative MPs threatened a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Boris Johnson…
3 years, 11 months ago
The row over Number 10 parties during the 2020 lockdown
This week we’re devoting the episode to the “partygate” row which has blown up in Westminster. After the prime minister revealed he attended a party,…
4 years ago
The cost of living crisis - a defining political theme of 2022
We look at the trouble ahead for Boris Johnson, starting with the crisis in the energy market. What can the government do to stop bills doubling in t…
4 years ago
In conversation with Michael Cockerell
Michael Cockerell has made some of the best political documentaries about UK politics, covering prime ministers from Harold Macmillan to Boris Johnso…
4 years ago
In conversation with Andrew Mitchell
Andrew Mitchell went through many of the UK's most established institutions, from public school to the army to the City of London and parliament, the…
4 years ago
A remarkable by-election outcome
We analyse the remarkable by-election outcome. On top of the two biggest parliamentary defeats of his career as prime minister, we’ll look at just ho…
4 years ago